Why did I lose? My bid was higher.

Assuming you met the minimum bid increment, there are a few scenarios where your snipe could be higher but you didn't win.

All users should read Tips for Successful Sniping.

Please take a moment to review our risks associated with sniping.

1. The path to eBay's system, or eBay's system itself, may have hiccuped. (Many people experience this kind of thing manually as well).

2. Occasionally, eBay throws up an interim warning page, about 1 in 1000 auctions, particularly for electronic equipment (and for adult snipes, always).

3. Daylight Savings Time. This switch requires an adjustment and sometimes a few may miss during the hour we work on the system.

4. eBay changing date formats. This switch requires an adjustment and sometimes a few may miss during the hour we work on the system.